Abstract
The authors discuss the importance of a technological infrastructure for countries with developing and transitional economies. The establishment of institutions whose purpose is to provide elements of such infrastructure is crucial to the successful development of internationally competitive companies and to the creation of an entrepreneurial culture. In this context, the authors set out the roles, fundamental goals, and strategic vision of the Instituto Tecnológico para a Europa Comunitária (ITEC), an organization established by the Portuguese government to enable the development of a technological infrastructure in Portugal. This paper analyses the model represented by ITEC and offers it as a case study of a national approach to the problems raised by technological and industrial underdevelopment.
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